<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Carolin Frank</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:cfrank3@ucmerced.edu">cfrank3@ucmerced.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM<br>Subject: Fwd: 2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE<br>To: LES Faculty <<a href="mailto:LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu">LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div style="line-break:after-white-space">Hi LES,<div><br></div><div>Amanda Fowler (CDFW Wildlife Response Coordinator) shared that Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) 2026–27 pre-proposals is now open (due Sept. 20). She would love to see projects that benefit inland Central Valley species, but says proposals on any CA wildlife are welcome. See details in her message below.<div><br id="m_2162631794592194241lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div>
<div>Carolin</div></div><div><br></div>
<br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">ucm les.chair <<a href="mailto:les.chair@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">les.chair@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Fw: 2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">August 29, 2025 at 8:03:24 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">Carolin Frank <<a href="mailto:cfrank3@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">cfrank3@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></span></div><br><div><br><hr style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;width:859.453125px"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important"></span><div id="m_2162631794592194241divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b><span> </span>Fowler, Amanda@Wildlife <<a href="mailto:Amanda.Fowler@Wildlife.ca.gov" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Amanda.Fowler@Wildlife.ca.gov</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span> </span>Thursday, August 28, 2025 4:42 PM<br><b>To:</b><span> </span><a href="mailto:ckloock@csub.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ckloock@csub.edu</a><span> </span><<a href="mailto:ckloock@csub.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ckloock@csub.edu</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:lhall12@csub.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">lhall12@csub.edu</a><span> </span><<a href="mailto:lhall12@csub.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">lhall12@csub.edu</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:alauer@csub.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">alauer@csub.edu</a><span> </span><<a href="mailto:alauer@csub.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">alauer@csub.edu</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:mabounaoum@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">mabounaoum@mail.fresnostate.edu</a><span> </span><<a href="mailto:mabounaoum@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">mabounaoum@mail.fresnostate.edu</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:ewalter@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ewalter@mail.fresnostate.edu</a><<a href="mailto:ewalter@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">ewalter@mail.fresnostate.edu</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:briant@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">briant@mail.fresnostate.edu</a><span> </span><<a href="mailto:briant@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">briant@mail.fresnostate.edu</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:mschreiber@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">mschreiber@mail.fresnostate.edu</a><<a href="mailto:mschreiber@mail.fresnostate.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">mschreiber@mail.fresnostate.edu</a>>; ucm les.chair <<a href="mailto:les.chair@ucmerced.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">les.chair@ucmerced.edu</a>>;<span> </span><a href="mailto:rparks2@ucmerced.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">rparks2@ucmerced.edu</a><span> </span><<a href="mailto:rparks2@ucmerced.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">rparks2@ucmerced.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span>FW: 2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE</font><div> </div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hello,</span></div><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">I am Amanda Fowler, and I work as the statewide Wildlife Response Coordinator (WRC) for California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) at the Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR). I am reaching out to try and broaden the applicant range for the Oiled Wildlife Care Network (OWCN) grant opportunity.</span></div><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">As the WRC my main job focus is to support the best achievable care for wildlife during oil spills. During a spill, I coordinate oiled wildlife response and rehabilitation with the OWCN when wildlife become oiled. I work out of the Bakersfield office, and I am passionate about protecting the inland species that we have here in Kern County. I would love to see a research project or study that can help benefit our diverse species here in the central valley. However, any study that would help benefit oil spill response for any native CA species would be wonderful. If you have any grad students or professionals that may be interested in setting up a study that can meet the criteria below (for more information and to apply, see the email below), I encourage you to apply for this grant opportunity.  If you know of anyone else who may be interested in this grant, please forward this email.</span></div><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Thank you,</span></div><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span>Amanda Fowler</span></b></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span>Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)</span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span>Wildlife Response Coordinator</span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span>Department of Fish & Wildlife<span> </span></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span>Office of Spill Prevention & Response</span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span>5100 Young Street Ste. 120</span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span>Bakersfield, CA 93311</span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span>Cell: 661-444-0238</span></div><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><u><span style="font-size:11pt">Pre-Proposal Review</span></u></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Complete pre-proposals will be reviewed by the OWCN’s Scientific Advisory Committee and evaluated & scored for relevance to the goals of the OWCN, its scientific merit/quality, and the ability of investigators to perform work/distribute findings. Pre-proposals that are successful will be invited to submit a full application. Full proposals (as well as submitted small grant proposals) will undergo rigorous scientific review, including an external review by a non-collaborating expert. Final funding recommendations from the Scientific Advisory Committee are given to the OWCN Advisory Board, which has final approval of projects.</span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Goals of the OWCN’s Research & Technology Development Program are to fund projects related to:</span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">1) Improving animal capture and care methods and technologies, and</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">2) Assessing wildlife health and welfare to inform prevention, capture, care, and release of oiled wildlife.</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"></span></div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Projects can focus on both marine and inland species. Examples of topics related to these goals include:</span></div><ul type="circle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in"><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Identify new, and refine current, wildlife hazing, capture, care, and release protocols and technologies to improve animal welfare and rehabilitation success.</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Assess applicability of telemetry/remote sensing techniques to monitor survival and fitness of wildlife after spills.</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Develop and validate new oiled wildlife treatments & clinical diagnostics.</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Generate methods to detect/quantify oil exposure in wildlife to inform capture and care.</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Determine and test methods for minimizing and mitigating the effects of oil on wildlife.</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Investigate medical conditions that may affect care during oil spill response.</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Compile biomedical health parameters of commonly oiled wildlife species where those data are not widely available (e.g., inland species).</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Determine the acute and chronic health impacts of oil exposure to guide and improve capture, care, and treatment.</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Assess the impacts of medical treatments and chemical countermeasures on wildlife.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </p><div style="border:1pt solid rgb(156,101,0);padding:2pt"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;line-height:12pt;background:rgb(255,235,156)"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(156,101,0)">WARNING:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span> </span>This message is from an external source. Verify the sender and exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments.</span></div></div><div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br>Begin forwarded message:</p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>From:</b><span> </span>Oiled Wildlife Care Network <<a href="mailto:owcn@ucdavis.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">owcn@ucdavis.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b><span> </span>August 14, 2025 at 12:06:47<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span>PM PDT<br><b>To:</b><span> </span><a href="mailto:mandacoleman@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">mandacoleman@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span> </span><b>2026-2027 Request for Pre-Proposals is now LIVE</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b><span> </span><a href="mailto:owcn@ucdavis.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">owcn@ucdavis.edu</a></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><div><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></div><div id="m_2162631794592194241x_tracking-image"><div style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1pt"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" id="m_2162631794592194241x__x0000_i1027" src="https://bk5mwekab.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=33bdce31-8212-4784-858a-5d17300179f6&a=1110406756673&c=69c7c02e-4c53-11ee-8ef2-fa163e24df6a&ch=69dccdca-4c53-11ee-8ef2-fa163e24df6a" style="width:0.0104in;h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